Did poorly on the The New York Times weekly news quiz, a good sign that I’m in vacation mode. #Belize 🇧🇿🇧🇿🇧🇿❤️❤️❤️

Belize it! Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) assembly & awards gala will be in 🇧🇿this August

Info ⬇️⬇️⬇️

caribroadcastunion.org/aga55/

More than 1.5 million people live with unhealthy air in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas.

Holly Edgell of The Midwest Newsroom reports on latest “State of the Air,” which says deadly particle pollution is “the most severe” it’s been in the history of the report. stlpr.org/health-science…

Currently on Belize time (flags notwithstanding)

'Unapologetically loud': How student journalists fought a Kansas district over spyware and won.

The students were alarmed by the First Amendment problems with the district’s implementation of the surveillance | Kansas Reflector kansasreflector.com/2024/04/22/una… via Kansas Reflector

“We’ll be fine!” - The ever optimistic St. Louis driver #STL

Caller says they were armed with guns but they don’t know if they are Nerf guns…
#OmahaScanner

The Tortured Journalists Department:

-Election Night
-My Editor Only Cuts His Favorite Lines
-Who’s Afraid of My Little Old FOIA request?
-I Can Do It With a Broken Dataset
-I Can Make This Deadline (No Really I Can)
-I Hate It Here
-I Look in Public Records
-The Google Doc

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Contestant on Weekend Edition puzzle did not know who Drake is but did know the name of the Canadian city Regina. 🤷🏽‍♀️😆

Not #STL Twitter debating which Target Michelle Obama visited.

We all know the layouts of our fave 🎯store too well 😆

Tremendous news!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

If you're a reporter who likes to investigate, you need to listen to Longform's conversations with this year's George Polk Awards winners. I look forward to these every year. The conversations energize me and offer a glimpse into the minds of insanely talented journalists.

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TODAY'S INBOX:
- From Bronzing Lotion To Sea Salt Hair Spray - These Are Your Summer Skincare Essentials!
- Candles And Small Space Diffusers For Moms, Dads, and Grads! Samples Available!
- Missouri Ranks High On Biggest Swiftie States List!